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If a redundant K2 SAN, you must congure similarly and restart both K2 Media Servers with role
of le system server.
Managing redundancy on a K2 SAN
If you have a redundant K2 SAN, use the procedures in this section to control the primary/redundant
roles of the K2 Media Servers.
Identifying current primary/backup K2 Media Servers
Before attempting any conguration or service work on a redundant K2 Media Server, you must
know if the server is the current primary server or the current backup server for the media le system
and the metadata service. While most conguration and service work can be accomplished on a
backup server without affecting the operation of the SAN, if you attempt conguration or service
work on the operating primary server, it will likely result in record/play failures and/or a loss of
media.
To identify the current primary/backup K2 Media Server, use one or more of the methods described
in the following procedures.
Identifying primary/backup from the K2Config application
1. In the tree view, select the name of the K2 SAN, which is the top node of the storage system
tree.
2. Click the Server Control Panel button. The Server Control Panel opens.
3. Identify the primary K2 Media Server and the backup K2 Media Server.
If the K2 SAN does not have redundant servers, only one server (the left half of the Server Control
Panel) is displayed.
For Nearline K2 SANs, the Server Control Panel is not available from the K2Cong application.
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